Justice

Every day at the Wood Law Firm we work to obtain justice for consumers. Our cases thwart consumer fraud, make products safer and stop abusive telemarketers. Although we have obtained millions of dollars in judgments and settlements on behalf of defrauded and injured consumers, our lawsuits have also resulted in precedent-setting decisions protecting future consumers from dishonest schemes and unsafe products.

From our offices in Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri we tackle high-stakes civil litigation across the United States. We do not charge you a fee to discuss a possible case, and the majority of our cases are handled for a contingent fee, meaning you pay no fee unless we are successful.

Although we are selective about the cases we take on, when we take on a case we are relentless in our pursuit of justice for our clients.

The Class Action

Many of our lawsuits on behalf of consumers are class actions. A class action allows many small claims to be combined and resolved in one lawsuit. A representative of lead plaintiff appointed by the court will prosecute the action on behalf of a defined group that has been harmed by the defendant’s conduct. The defined group is the “class”.

Class actions are important because they are often the only practical way the members of the class can redress the wrong they are suing for. Often the damages suffered by each individual class members may not be great enough to justify each person filing their own lawsuit. However since a class action can involve thousands or millions of members, the total of the damages from the wrongful conduct can be huge. Absent a class action, defendants would be able to make huge profits from illegal activity as long as each victim’s claim was small enough to make a lawsuit impractical.

“Without the class action, most consumers who have been defrauded or wronged for anything less than several thousand dollars, would have no realistic way to have their day in court. No one is going to spend the time and money to bring such a case when the cost to pursue the case far outweighs the consumer’s loss. A class action allows those consumers to band together to right the wrong.”

Current Investigations

We are investigating the marketing and advertising practices of an enterprise using the names "Virtual Mining Corporation" and "Active Mining Corporation". We have received reports these companies, operated from Springfield, Missouri have accepted orders and full pre-payments from consumers for...

We are investigating the marketing and advertising practices of the company BF Labs, Inc., which does business under the name "Butterfly Labs". We have received reports that Butterfly Labs, based in Leawood, Kansas, has accepted orders and full pre-payments from consumers for Bitcoin mining...

A maze of websites and business names making online payday loans with ultra-high interest rates, are ultimately controlled by a group of individuals located in Overland Park, Kansas, according to former employees and a government investigation.

We have filed suit against a group of individuals and a network of shell companies, which have used illegal threats and deception to induce consumers or their family members to pay non-exist debts. This network has been using the name "PRA, Inc.", to confuse consumers into believing the group...

We are investigating the claims practices of State Farm, also known as State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. In the last year State Farm collected over $620 million in automobile insurance premiums from Missouri policyholders. We are investigating cases where State Farm has failed to...

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